Brother Eli makes #Noynoyparin trend on Twitter

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Brother Eli makes #Noynoyparin trend on Twitter
To voice his opposition to the call of some priests for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III, Soriano launched the campaign #NoynoyPaRin on Twitter

MANILA, Philippines – Televangelist Eliseo “Eli” Soriano takes his criticisms of the Catholic Church to Twitter. 

To voice his opposition to the call of some priests for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III, Soriano launched #NoynoyPaRin on Twitter and rallied his supporters to use the hashtag. (READ: Cardinal Vidal: Aquino accountable for Mamasapano

The archdiocese of Cebu has since clarified that retired Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal did not call for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III but was just reading the statement of the National Transformation Council to give the group a voice and encourage a dialogue with Malacañang. 

Still, the hashtag spread on Twitter and even trended number one on Monday, February 16.

 

Soriano criticized priests for meddling in government affairs and in the same series of tweets started the hashtag expressing support for the President.

 

Some used the hashtag to voice their support for Aquino. 

Some netizens questioned the idea behind the hashtag. 

To oppose the trend, some posted with #NoynoyResign

 

 

Others recalled how history seemed to be repeated itself. 

 

Soriano has 68,900 followers as of posting time. 

Other sectors have also called for the resignation of Aquino in the aftermath of the Mamasapano clash that is threatening to derail the peace process in Mindanao. (READ: Mamasapano: What I wish Aquino said as PresidentRappler.com

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